Week 4: Feb. 4 – Feb. 10

(Moderators: Nicolas Gromik, Sergio Mazzarelli, and Geoff Taylor)
This week we'll continue work on our own slide show. The goal of this week is to add our voice-over recording, music (if applicable), finalize our slide show, export it, and upload it to the web to share with the group.

1. Materials
2. Activities
3. Benchmarks

Materials

• Production Overview : WITH LINKS TO FREE VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE and TUTORIALS
• TUTORIAL on how to import slides from a PowerPoint Presentation into a video slide show. This also shows how to add titles and music to a video slideshow, and how to change slide duration.
• All about Vlogging: some interesting links to online readings
• 3 Tutorials about Vlogging by Nicolas Gromik
• 9 Tutorials about Vlogging from Freevlog

Activities

1. Record your script and add it to your Project.
2. Add music to your project and adjust the levels. (Remember that music is optional. You can skip this step if you so wish.)
3. Export your slide show and upload it to YouTube or other video hosting website.
4. Watch the video tutorials about vlogging.
5. Embed your slide shows on the Participant Slide Shows wiki page and, if you like, your favorite video blogging service.
6. Post a message to the YG announcing that your slideshow is available.

*Please feel free to contact any of the moderators on or off group with questions.

Benchmarks

I have . . .

• finished my slide show
• viewed the video tutorials on vlogging and understood the embedding process
• shared my slide show with the group